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HAT HANGER. No. 391,784. Patented Oct. 30, 1888.

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PETER F. COUG-I-ILAN, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER SCOTT, OF SAME PLACE.

HAT HANGER.

ESPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,784, dated October 30, 1888.

Application filed March 8, 1888.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER F. COUGHLAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the class ofhathangcrs which are adapted for attachment to any style of hat, will engage any convenient projection, and may be folded within the hat out of the way when not in use, and has for its object to simplify and cheapen and at the same time to improve the details of construction, the special purpose being to provide a hanger which may be engaged in the button-hole of a garment, and is furthermore provided .with a downwardly-turned sharp point, which may be caught into any fibrous or textile material, and with a catch adapted to be engaged by the hook.

\Vith these ends in View I have devised the simple and novel construction of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, numbers being used to denote the several parts.

Figure 1 is a central section of a hat, showing a hanger attached in place and folded into the hat out of the way; Fig. 2, an elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the hanger detached, the pointbcing shown in full lines as engaged with the catch and in dotted lines as detached therefrom; and Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating the prongcd plate by which the hanger is attached in place in the hat, and which is also provided with inclines which expand the arms when in the folded position,so that the hanger is held in place within the hat and will not drop down upon the head, or drop, out when the hat is removed.

1 denotes the plate of the attachment,which is provided with prongs 2, whereby it is attached to the sweat-leather or lining within the hat, and with eyes 3, which are engaged by .the arms 4 and 5. The eyes are formed Serial No. 266,602. (No model.)

from the metal of the plate, which is rolled over in the usual manner, as clearly shown, and are provided with inclines 6, the purpose of which will presently be explained. The arms lie parallel to each other at their central portion, and are secured together by a rigid sleeve, 7, and a sliding sleeve, 8. Beyond the sliding sleeve the arms diverge and are pro vided at their ends with inwardly-turned portions 9, which engage the eyes.

In practice there is little requirement for movement of sliding sleeve 8,the object being to secure an adjustment which permits the arms to be tightened in the eyes in either the operative or closed position should it become necessary. Beyond the rigid sleeve arm t is curved outward and around to form a loop, 10, the end of which is pointed, as at 11, and is adapted to engage a catch, 12, upon arm 5. Fig. 2 shows the point of the loop in full lines in engagement with the catch and the point in dotted lines disengaged therefrom.

WVhen the device is not required for use, it is simply folded into the hat, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. When the hanger is folded inward, as shown, arms 4 and 5 are caused to ride up the inclines 6, which expands them slightly, they being held firmly together by the sliding sleeve,so that they press firmly upon the outer edges of the eyes, the frictional contact acting to hold the hanger securely within the hat.

WVhen the hanger is turned outward into operative position,the arms ride down the inclines to the position shown in Fig. 2.

\Vhen it is desired to hang the hat upon a peg, nail, or hook, loop 10 is used the same as in ordinary hangers. Nhen it is desired to hang it up, as with an overcoat, the loop may either be passed through a button-hole or the hook may be caught into the material of the coat and engaged with the catch.

This device enables the hat to be carried in the button-hole very conveniently in dancing when it is not convenient to put a hat away, and in putting the hat and overcoat away on such occasions it keeps the two together, so that there is no danger of their being separated.

In case there are no pegs, nails, or hooks convenient, a hat may be readily hung up by engaging the point in any convenient woodwork.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 7 1. A hat-hanger consisting of aplate for attachment Within a hat, a pair of arms which engage said plate, a loop upon one of said arms provided with a pointed end,and a catch upon the other arm, with which said arm is adapted to engage.

2. A hat-hanger consisting of a platehaving eyes, arms which engage said eyes, sleeves 7 and 8, whereby said arms are held together, a loop having a pointed end upon one of said arms, and a catch upon the other arm, with which said pointed end may be engaged.

3. A hat-hanger consisting of a plate, a pair of arms engaging said plate, sleeves which hold said arms together, and a downwardlyturned pointed loop upon one of said arms, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 4:. A hat-hanger consisting of arms 4 and 5, having,respectively,a loop with a pointed end and a catch, and inwardly-turned ends 9, and provided with inclines 6, which spread the arms, causing them to engage the eyes firmly in the folded position,so that the hanger is securelyheld within the hat.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER F. COUGHLAN. \Vitnesses:

A. M. NoosTER, B. E. Lnn. 

